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Turning Point USA plans Super Bowl alternative to Bad Bunny with Kid Rock

Headline from The Columbian, from the development of Feb 2, 2026

Newest development Feb 9, 2026 · 3 reportsKid Rock’s ‘All-American Halftime Show’ Goes Light on Politics, Feeling More Like an Old CMT Special Than Super Bowl Protest Event

Turning Point USA announced Monday that Kid Rock will headline the Super Bowl halftime show it’s offering as an alternative to Bad Bunny’s live performance during the Feb. 8 game.

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  1. Names this update

    Turning Point USA plans Super Bowl alternative to Bad Bunny with Kid Rock

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. Newest

    Kid Rock’s ‘All-American Halftime Show’ Goes Light on Politics, Feeling More Like an Old CMT Special Than Super Bowl Protest Event

    Headline from Variety ·

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Kid Rock previews Turning Point halftime show, calls Grammys a 'gathering for people with the woke mind virus' (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Kid Rock appeared Monday on "The Charlie Kirk Show" to announce that he will headline Turning Point USA’s "All-American Halftime Show."

  2. Breitbart News

    Kid Rock and Country Star Lee Brice to Headline Turning Point USA Halftime show (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Turning Point USA has announced that Kid Rock and country star Lee Brice will headline its "All American Halftime Show," which will air live during Super Bowl LX this coming weekend.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    Kid Rock To Headline Turning Point USA’s MAGA-Friendly Super Bowl Halftime Show (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Turning Point USA announced Kid Rock as headliner for its conservative Super Bowl halftime show, a rebuke to official headliner Bad Bunny.

  4. Variety

    Kid Rock Will Headline Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, Offering Alternative to Bad Bunny ‘for Folks Who Love America’ (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    The halftime show conservative org Turning Point USA is putting on as an alternative to Bad Bunny will feature Kid Rock and several country singers.

  5. NBC News

    Kid Rock headlining Turning Point USA alternative to Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Rap rocker-turned-conservative stalwart Kid Rock will headline an alternative Super Bowl halftime show, Turning Point USA announced Monday

  6. The Columbian

    Turning Point USA plans Super Bowl alternative to Bad Bunny with Kid Rock (opens The Columbian)

    Published

    The Columbian's feed description

    Turning Point USA announced Monday that Kid Rock will headline the Super Bowl halftime show it’s offering as an alternative to Bad Bunny’s live performance during the Feb. 8 game.

  7. Blaze Media

    How to watch Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show — 'American culture, freedom, and faith' (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    Kid Rock will perform alongside other platinum-selling artists.

  8. New York Post

    Kid Rock to headline Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show ‘for folks who love America’ (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Conservatives had torched the NFL's halftime selection of Bad Bunny — who won three Grammys including Album of the Year on Sunday.

  9. Lamag

    Kid Rock to Headline TPUSA’s Alternate Super Bowl Halftime Show (opens Lamag)

    Published

    Lamag's feed description

    Turning Point USA unveils an All-American halftime show with Kid Rock and country stars, streaming as Bad Bunny headlines the NFL stage.

  10. New York Post

    Turning Point Super Bowl halftime show with Kid Rock carries Charlie Kirk’s legacy — and Trump’s support (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Turning Point USA will host a halftime concert starring Kid Rock to counter the official Super Bowl show with anti-ICE Grammy winner, Bad Bunny.

  11. Fox News

    Kid Rock says TPUSA's alternate halftime show is for people who love Jesus and America (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kid Rock defends Turning Point USA's alternative Super Bowl halftime show, saying the event celebrates love of country rather than spreading hate as critics suggest.

  12. NewsBusters

    Kid Rock Crushes Bad Bunny in TMZ Poll on Competing Super Bowl Halftime Shows (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    A TMZ poll conducted following Sunday’s Super Bowl reveals football fans much preferred an alternative halftime show provided by Turning Point USA on social media, compared to the game’s broadcast halftime performance by a notorious, polarizing, anti-American, anti-law enforcement singer with a penc…

  13. Variety

    Kid Rock’s ‘All-American Halftime Show’ Goes Light on Politics, Feeling More Like an Old CMT Special Than Super Bowl Protest Event (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    Turning Point's 'All-American Halftime Show' offered almost no provocation, as Kid Rock kept it mild and country stars aired just a few lyrical complaints.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.